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#345 – Coffeezilla: SBF, FTX, Fraud, Scams, Fake Gurus, Money, Fame, and Power

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Is There a Strong Ideology Behind Democracies?

No system saves you from the individual, their intentions, their lust for power or greed. So if there's anything in your life that's a strong set of ideas behind it, be careful. I don't think being an effective altruist made Sam Bankman free to fraud. Well, that makes sense. There is something about yes, no system protects you from an individual but some system enable or serve as better catalysts than others for the worst aspects of human nature.

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